Tizen Native API  4.0
Dali::BaseHandle Class Reference

Dali::BaseHandle is a handle to an internal Dali resource. More...

Inheritance diagram for Dali::BaseHandle:
Dali::Animation Dali::Application Dali::Constraint Dali::FrameBuffer Dali::Geometry Dali::Handle Dali::Image Dali::KeyFrames Dali::ObjectRegistry Dali::PixelData Dali::PropertyBuffer Dali::PropertyCondition Dali::PropertyNotification Dali::RenderTaskList Dali::Sampler Dali::Stage Dali::Texture Dali::TextureSet Dali::Timer Dali::Toolkit::AccessibilityManager Dali::Toolkit::AsyncImageLoader Dali::Toolkit::KeyboardFocusManager Dali::Toolkit::ScrollViewEffect Dali::Toolkit::StyleManager Dali::TouchData Dali::TtsPlayer Dali::TypeInfo Dali::TypeRegistry Dali::WidgetView::WidgetViewManager Dali::Window

Public Types

typedef void(BaseHandle::* BooleanType )() const
 Pointer-to-member type. Objects can be implicitly converted to this for validity checks.

Public Member Functions

 BaseHandle (Dali::BaseObject *handle)
 This constructor is used by Dali New() methods.
 BaseHandle ()
 This constructor provides an uninitialized Dali::BaseHandle.
 ~BaseHandle ()
 Dali::BaseHandle is intended as a base class.
 BaseHandle (const BaseHandle &handle)
 This copy constructor is required for (smart) pointer semantics.
BaseHandleoperator= (const BaseHandle &rhs)
 This assignment operator is required for (smart) pointer semantics.
template<class T >
bool ConnectSignal (ConnectionTrackerInterface *connectionTracker, const std::string &signalName, const T &functor)
 Connects a void() functor to a specified signal.
bool DoAction (const std::string &actionName, const Property::Map &attributes)
 Performs an action on this object with the given action name and attributes.
const std::string & GetTypeName () const
 Returns the type name for the Handle.
bool GetTypeInfo (Dali::TypeInfo &info) const
 Returns the type info for the Handle.
BaseObjectGetBaseObject ()
 Retrieves the internal Dali resource.
const BaseObjectGetBaseObject () const
 Retrieves the internal Dali resource.
void Reset ()
 Resets the handle.
 operator BooleanType () const
 Converts an handle to a BooleanType.
bool operator== (const BaseHandle &rhs) const
 Equality operator overload.
bool operator!= (const BaseHandle &rhs) const
 Inequality operator overload.
Dali::RefObjectGetObjectPtr () const
 Gets the reference counted object pointer.

Protected Member Functions

void ThisIsSaferThanReturningVoidStar () const
 Used by the safe bool idiom.

Detailed Description

Dali::BaseHandle is a handle to an internal Dali resource.

Each Dali handle consists of a single private pointer, and a set of non-virtual forwarding functions. This hides the internal implementation, so it may be modified without affecting the public interface.

Dali handles have implicit smart-pointer semantics. This avoids the need to match resource allocation methods like new/delete (the RAII idiom).

Dali handles can be copied by value. When a Dali handle is copied, both the copy and original will point to the same Dali resource.

The internal Dali resources are reference counted. copying a Dali handle will increase the reference count. A resource will not be deleted until all its Dali::BaseHandle handles are destroyed, or reset.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

This constructor is used by Dali New() methods.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Parameters:
[in]handleA pointer to a newly allocated Dali resource

This constructor provides an uninitialized Dali::BaseHandle.

This should be initialized with a Dali New() method before use. Methods called on an uninitialized Dali::BaseHandle will assert.

 BaseHandle handle; // uninitialized
 handle.SomeMethod(); // unsafe! This will assert

 handle = SomeClass::New(); // now initialized
 handle.SomeMethod(); // safe
Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0

Dali::BaseHandle is intended as a base class.

This is non-virtual since derived BaseHandle types must not contain data.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0

This copy constructor is required for (smart) pointer semantics.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Parameters:
[in]handleA reference to the copied handle

Member Function Documentation

template<class T >
bool Dali::BaseHandle::ConnectSignal ( ConnectionTrackerInterface connectionTracker,
const std::string &  signalName,
const T &  functor 
)

Connects a void() functor to a specified signal.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Parameters:
[in]connectionTrackerA connection tracker which can be used to disconnect
[in]signalNameName of the signal to connect to
[in]functorThe functor to copy
Returns:
True if the signal was available
Precondition:
The signal must be available in this object.
bool Dali::BaseHandle::DoAction ( const std::string &  actionName,
const Property::Map attributes 
)

Performs an action on this object with the given action name and attributes.

Usage example: -

 BaseHandle handle = SomeClass::New(); // Initialized with New() method

 Property::Map attributes; // Type is Property Map
 handle.DoAction("show", attributes);
Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Parameters:
[in]actionNameThe command for the action
[in]attributesThe list of attributes for the action
Returns:
The action is performed by the object or not

Retrieves the internal Dali resource.

This is useful for checking the reference count of the internal resource. This method will not check the validity of the handle so the caller is expected to check it by using if (handle).

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Returns:
The BaseObject which is referenced by the BaseHandle

Retrieves the internal Dali resource.

This is useful for checking the reference count of the internal resource. This method will not check the validity of the handle so the caller is expected to check it by using if (handle).

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Returns:
The BaseObject which is referenced by the BaseHandle

Gets the reference counted object pointer.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Returns:
A pointer to the reference counted object

Returns the type info for the Handle.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Parameters:
[in]infoThe type information
Returns:
The type info
const std::string& Dali::BaseHandle::GetTypeName ( ) const

Returns the type name for the Handle.

Will return an empty string if the typename does not exist. This will happen for types that have not registered with type-registry.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Returns:
The type name. Empty string if the typename does not exist
Dali::BaseHandle::operator BooleanType ( ) const

Converts an handle to a BooleanType.

This is useful for checking whether the handle is empty.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
bool Dali::BaseHandle::operator!= ( const BaseHandle rhs) const

Inequality operator overload.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Parameters:
[in]rhsA reference to the compared handle
Returns:
True if the handle handles point to the different Dali resources
BaseHandle& Dali::BaseHandle::operator= ( const BaseHandle rhs)

This assignment operator is required for (smart) pointer semantics.

It makes this handle use the same BaseObject as the copied handle

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Parameters:
[in]rhsA reference to the copied handle
Returns:
A reference to this handle
bool Dali::BaseHandle::operator== ( const BaseHandle rhs) const

Equality operator overload.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0
Parameters:
[in]rhsA reference to the compared handle
Returns:
True if the handle handles point to the same Dali resource, or if both are NULL

Resets the handle.

If no other handle copies exist, the internal Dali resource will be deleted. Calling this is not required i.e. it will happen automatically when a Dali::BaseHandle is destroyed.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0

Reimplemented in Dali::Toolkit::AccessibilityManager.

Used by the safe bool idiom.

The safe bool idiom basically provides a Boolean test for classes. It validates objects in a boolean context without the usual harmful side effects.

Since:
2.4, DALi version 1.0.0